diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e6e5b1f..daffaf2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ language: shell
 
 branches:
   only:
-    - <baseimagename>-<modname> #replace variables, omit brackets
+    - universal-cron #replace variables, omit brackets
 
 services:
   - docker
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ services:
 env:
   global:
     - DOCKERHUB="linuxserver/mods" #don't modify
-    - BASEIMAGE="baseimagename" #replace
-    - MODNAME="modname" #replace
+    - BASEIMAGE="universal" #replace
+    - MODNAME="cron" #replace
 
 jobs:
   include:
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ jobs:
         - echo $DOCKERPASS | docker login -u $DOCKERUSER --password-stdin
         # Push all of the tags
         - docker push ${DOCKERHUB}:${BASEIMAGE}-${MODNAME}-${TRAVIS_COMMIT}
-        - docker push ${DOCKERHUB}:${BASEIMAGE}-${MODNAME}
\ No newline at end of file
+        - docker push ${DOCKERHUB}:${BASEIMAGE}-${MODNAME}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4ece5e8..482658a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM scratch
 
-LABEL maintainer="username"
+LABEL maintainer="nemchik"
 
 # copy local files
 COPY root/ /
diff --git a/Dockerfile.complex b/Dockerfile.complex
deleted file mode 100644
index 4463d83..0000000
--- a/Dockerfile.complex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-## Buildstage ##
-FROM lsiobase/alpine:3.9 as buildstage
-
-RUN \
- echo "**** install packages ****" && \
- apk add --no-cache \
-	curl && \
- echo "**** grab rclone ****" && \
- mkdir -p /root-layer && \
- curl -o \
-	/root-layer/rclone.deb -L \
-	"https://downloads.rclone.org/v1.47.0/rclone-v1.47.0-linux-amd64.deb"
-
-# copy local files
-COPY root/ /root-layer/
-
-## Single layer deployed image ##
-FROM scratch
-
-# Add files from buildstage
-COPY --from=buildstage /root-layer/ /
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62f203f..9f66e62 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-# Rsync - Docker mod for openssh-server
+# cron - Docker mod for any container
 
-This mod adds rsync to openssh-server, to be installed/updated during container start.
+This mod adds cron to any container, to be installed/updated during container start.
 
-In openssh-server docker arguments, set an environment variable `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:openssh-server-rsync`
+In any container docker arguments, set an environment variable `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:universal-cron`
 
-If adding multiple mods, enter them in an array separated by `|`, such as `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:openssh-server-rsync|linuxserver/mods:openssh-server-mod2`
+If adding multiple mods, enter them in an array separated by `|`, such as `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:universal-cron|linuxserver/mods:universal-mod2`
 
-# Mod creation instructions
+This mod will ensure you have a `/config/crontabs/root` file where you can add cron jobs to run inside the container.
 
-* Fork the repo, create a new branch based on the branch `template`.
-* Edit the `Dockerfile` for the mod. `Dockerfile.complex` is only an example and included for reference; it should be deleted when done.
-* Inspect the `root` folder contents. Edit, add and remove as necessary.
-* Edit this readme with pertinent info, delete these instructions.
-* Finally edit the `travis.yml`. Customize the build branch, and the vars for `BASEIMAGE` and `MODNAME`.
-* Ask the team to create a new branch named `<baseimagename>-<modname>`. Baseimage should be the name of the image the mod will be applied to. The new branch will be based on the `template` branch.
-* Submit PR against the branch created by the team.
+No cron jobs (aside from what may be included in the base OS) are included by default.
+
+You can test to confirm things are working by adding the following line to `/config/crontabs/root`
+
+```cron
+*/5 * * * *    /bin/echo test >> /config/tmp.txt
+```
+
+Then restart the container and wait 5 minutes to see that the test completes. Remove the test and restart the container after confirming.
diff --git a/root/defaults/crontabs-mod/abc b/root/defaults/crontabs-mod/abc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5e283c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/defaults/crontabs-mod/abc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# min   hour    day     month   weekday command
diff --git a/root/defaults/crontabs-mod/root b/root/defaults/crontabs-mod/root
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5e283c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/defaults/crontabs-mod/root
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# min   hour    day     month   weekday command
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/95-cron b/root/etc/cont-init.d/95-cron
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5e7f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/cont-init.d/95-cron
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
+
+# determine if setup is needed for ubuntu
+if [ ! -f /usr/sbin/cron ] && \
+[ -f /usr/bin/apt ]; then
+    # install cron
+    apt-get update
+    apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
+        cron
+fi
+
+# make folders
+mkdir -p \
+	/config/crontabs
+
+# if root crontabs do not exist in config
+# copy root crontab from system
+if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/root ]] && \
+crontab -l -u root; then
+	crontab -l -u root > /config/crontabs/root
+fi
+
+# if root crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
+# copy root crontab from included defaults
+[[ ! -f /config/crontabs/root ]] && \
+	cp /defaults/crontabs-mod/root /config/crontabs/
+
+# if abc crontabs do not exist in config
+# copy abc crontab from system
+if [[ ! -f /config/crontabs/abc ]] && \
+crontab -l -u abc; then
+	crontab -l -u abc > /config/crontabs/abc
+fi
+
+# if abc crontabs still do not exist in config (were not copied from system)
+# copy abc crontab from included defaults
+[[ ! -f /config/crontabs/abc ]] && \
+	cp /defaults/crontabs-mod/abc /config/crontabs/
+
+# import user crontabs
+crontab -u root /config/crontabs/root
+crontab -u abc /config/crontabs/abc
diff --git a/root/etc/cont-init.d/98-vpn-config b/root/etc/cont-init.d/98-vpn-config
deleted file mode 100644
index a5f9127..0000000
--- a/root/etc/cont-init.d/98-vpn-config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
-
-# Determine if setup is needed
-if [ ! -f /usr/local/lib/python***/dist-packages/sshuttle ] && \
-[ -f /usr/bin/apt ]; then
-  ## Ubuntu
-  apt-get update
-  apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \
-    iptables \
-    openssh-client \
-    python3 \
-    python3-pip 
-  pip3 install sshuttle
-fi
-if [ ! -f /usr/lib/python***/site-packages/sshuttle ] && \
-[ -f /sbin/apk ]; then
-  # Alpine
-  apk add --no-cache \
-    iptables \
-    openssh \
-    py3-pip \
-    python3 
-  pip3 install sshuttle
-fi
-
-chown -R root:root /root
-chmod -R 600 /root/.ssh
diff --git a/root/etc/services.d/cron/run b/root/etc/services.d/cron/run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e12085b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/services.d/cron/run
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
+
+if [ -f /usr/bin/apt ]; then
+    # ubuntu
+    exec /usr/sbin/cron -f -L 1
+fi
+if [ -f /sbin/apk ]; then
+    # alpine
+    exec /usr/sbin/crond -f -S -l 5
+fi
diff --git a/root/etc/services.d/sshvpn/run b/root/etc/services.d/sshvpn/run
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d49e79..0000000
--- a/root/etc/services.d/sshvpn/run
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
-
-sshuttle --dns --remote root@${HOST}:${PORT} 0/0 -x 172.17.0.0/16